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Mercia Asset Management (MERC) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 32.71 +0.21 (+0.65%)
As of 09:55 AM Eastern

About Mercia Asset Management Stock (LON:MERC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
32.50
33.90
50-Day Range
27
34
52-Week Range
22
37
Volume
1.92 million shs
Average Volume
621,239 shs
Market Capitalization
£143.85 million
P/E Ratio
0.34
Dividend Yield
3.06%
Price Target
GBX 65.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Mercia Asset Management Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

MERC MarketRank™: 

Mercia Asset Management scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Mercia Asset Management has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Mercia Asset Management has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Mercia Asset Management's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Mercia Asset Management is 0.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.26.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Mercia Asset Management is 0.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 13.30.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Mercia Asset Management has a P/B Ratio of 0.76. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for MERC.
  • Dividend Yield

    Mercia Asset Management pays a meaningful dividend of 1.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Mercia Asset Management does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Mercia Asset Management is 1.03%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Mercia Asset Management's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for MERC.
  • News Sentiment

    Mercia Asset Management has a news sentiment score of 0.72. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 1.01 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for MERC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Mercia Asset Management insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    27.11% of the stock of Mercia Asset Management is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    62.72% of the stock of Mercia Asset Management is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Mercia Asset Management's insider trading history.
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MERC Stock News Headlines

A grave, grave error.
I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again.
Mercia Asset Management Executes Share Buyback
Mercia Asset Management Executes Share Buyback
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MERC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Mercia Asset Management's stock was trading at GBX 28.50 at the start of the year. Since then, MERC stock has increased by 14.8% and is now trading at GBX 32.71.

Mercia Asset Management PLC (LON:MERC) released its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 1st. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter. Mercia Asset Management had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 223.48% and a net margin of 1,438.02%.

Shares of MERC stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mercia Asset Management investors own include 4D pharma (DDDD), Omega Diagnostics Group (ODX), Tullow Oil (TLW), B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), Eurasia Mining (EUA) and genedrive (GDR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/01/2025
Today
7/14/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Asset Management
Sub-Industry
Business Supplies
Current Symbol
LON:MERC
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
3,320
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 67
Low Price Target
GBX 64
Potential Upside/Downside
+100.2%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 97.26
Trailing P/E Ratio
0.34
Forward P/E Ratio
34.91
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
£436.32 million
Net Margins
1,438.02%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
223.48%
Return on Assets
0.31%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.37
Current Ratio
4.41
Quick Ratio
5.34

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£30.34 million
Price / Sales
4.74
Cash Flow
GBX 12.59 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.60
Book Value
GBX 42.90 per share
Price / Book
0.76

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
439,784,627
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£143.85 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.20
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This page (LON:MERC) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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